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Interpreters as facilitators of emotional expressions in multilingual medical interactions: observations from Italian healthcare practices

Farini, F. (2024) Interpreters as facilitators of emotional expressions in multilingual medical interactions: observations from Italian healthcare practices. Language and Health. 1(2), pp. 47-57. 2949-9038.

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Abstract:
This article discusses insights from a research on the management of emotions in medical interactions involving Italian healthcare providers, Arabic speaking interpreters and Arabic speaking patients. The findings suggest that the possibility for patient’s emotions to become relevant in the medical encounter is affected by the activity of interpreters as mediators of the inter-linguistic interaction. While this contribution also considers examples of interpreters’ choices excluding the emotions of the patients from the interaction, the discussion focuses on affective formulations of patient’s expression of emotions, as an interactional resource to involve doctors in an affective framework previously developed within dyadic monolingual interactions. This article concludes by suggesting that interpreters as linguistic mediators may effectively promote emotional literacy in healthcare interactions, promoting a patient-centred model of multilingual healthcare.
Additional Information:
The Article Publishing Charge is covered by Shandong University for articles accepted by 31st December 2025
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Creators:
Farini, F.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Date:
14 June 2024
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 47-57
Journal or Publication Title:
Language and Health
Volume:
1
Number:
2
Number of Pages:
11
Language:
English
ISSN:
2949-9038
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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